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Tokenized Assets Hit $34B as Investors Favor Single Stocks

Cash equivalents still dominate supply, but equities produced 93% of spot trading and $72.4 billion in perpetual volume, Dune said.

  • Dune reported that tokenized real-world assets reached $34.5 billion as of Aug. 31, up more than 140% from a year earlier, with equities serving as the most actively traded segment.
  • Data from 'After Issuance: Reading the Onchain RWA Market' highlights that onchain investors behave differently than traditional participants, as cash-equivalent products dominate supply while equities generate most secondary trading.
  • Equities generated 93% of spot trading during August, with tokenized equity spot volume reaching $12.6 billion and perpetuals generating $72.4 billion, while single stocks accounted for 81% of spot supply versus 19% for ETFs.
  • On Sept. 23, NYSE Group and Blockchain.com signed an agreement to explore 24/7 access to tokenized US-listed stocks and ETFs, following a Sept. 17 temporary exemption from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • Binance Research projects tokenized equities could reach approximately $349 billion by 2030, though Binance CEO Richard Teng cautioned the shift "won't happen overnight.
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Those who invest in stocks on the blockchain are turning to single company stocks rather than funds that offer a wide portfolio. Research by data platform Dune showed that investment preferences in the tokenized stock market diverged from traditional markets.

Tokenized real-world assets already exceed $34 billion, but their activity is not evenly distributed: stocks, still small compared to tokenized cash, concentrated almost the entire volume in August. Accelerated growth coexists with limited use in DeFi and with new regulatory tests in the United States.

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